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Defective relaxation and peristalsis of rectum and distal sigmoid colon

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Hirschsprung disease

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Hirschsprung association

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Down syndrome

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Plexus b/t IC and OL muscle layers of the muscularis propia that regulates motility

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Myenteric (Auerbach)

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Plexus in the submucosa that regulates BF, secretions, and absorptions

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Submucosal (Meissner)

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What causes Hirschsprung?

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Failure of neural crest derived ganglion cells to descend into myenteric and submucosal plexus

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  1. Failure to pass meconium
  2. Empty rectal vault on digital rectal exam
  3. Massive dilatation of bowel proximal to obstruction w/ risk for rupture
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Hirschsprung

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Hirschsprung rectal suction biopsy reveals

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lack of ganglion cells

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Tx Hirschsprung

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Resection of the involved bowel (ganglion cells present proximal to diseased segment)

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Outpouchings of mucosa and submucosa through the muscularis propria in colon (false diverticulum)

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Colonic diverticula

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Risk factors for colonic diverticula are related to wall stress

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  • constipation
  • straining
  • low fiber diet
  • age (more common in older adults)
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Where are colonic diverticula most commonly located?

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where the vasa recta traverses the muscularis propia (weak point in colonic wall) most commonly in the sigmoid colon

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Complications of colonic diverticula (though usually asymptomatic)

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  1. Rectal bleeding (hematochezia)
  2. Diverticulitis
  3. Fistula
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Presents with appendicitis-like symptoms in the LLQ

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Diverticulitis (due to obstructing fecal material)

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Inflamed diverticulum ruptures and attaches to a local structure; e.g. may present with air or stool in urine

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Colovesicular fistula

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Acquired malformation of mucosal and submucosal capillary beds

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angiodysplasia

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where does angiodysplasia usually arise?

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cecum and righ colon due to high wall tension

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rupture of angiodysplasia presents as

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hematochezia in an older adult

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AD disorder resulting in thin-walled blood vessels, especially in the mouth and GI tract; rupture presents as bleeding

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Hereditary hemorrhagic telangectasia

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Ischemic damage to the colon

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ischemic colitis

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most common location for ischemic colitis

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splenic flexure (watershed area of SMA)

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most common cause of ischemic colitis

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atherosclerosis of SMA

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ischemic colitis presentation

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postprandial pain and weight loss

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ischemic colitis –> infarction –> [presents as]

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pain and bloody diarrhea

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relapsing abdominal pain with bloating, flatulence, and change in bowel habits (diarrhea or constipation) that improves with defecation; classically seen in middle-aged females

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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

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IBS is related to [cause]
disturbed intestinal mobility; no identifiable pathologic cahnges
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what may improve IBS symptoms?
increased dietary fiber
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raised protrusions of colonic mucosa
polyps
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two types of colon polyps
hyperpalstic and adenomatous
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polyps due to hyperplasia of glands; classically shows a serrated appearance on LM; most common
hyperplastic polyp
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polyps due to neoplastic proliferation of glands; less common
adenomatous
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hyperplastic polyps usually arise in the
left colon
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benign polyp with no malignant potential
hyperplastic
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benign, premalignant polyp (may progress to adenocarcinoma via adenoma-carcinoma sequence)
adenomatous
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adenoma-carcinoma sequence describes the progression from normal colonic mucosa to
adenomatous polyp to carcinoma
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three mutations in the adenoma-carcinoma sequence
APC, K-ras, p53
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mutation (sporadic or germ line) that increases risk for formation of polyp
APC
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mutation that actually leads to formation of polyp and increases its size
K-ras
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mutation that allows for progression of adenomatous polyp to carcinoma
p53, requires increased COX expression
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how to impede adenoma-carcinoma sequence?
ASA
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risk for adenomatous polyp --> carcinoma is related to
size (>2 cm), sessile growth, villous histology
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AD disorder characterized by 100s to 1000s of adenomatous colonic polyps
FAP
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FAP due to mutation in
APC (chromosome 5)
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Prophylactic treatment in FAP
remove colon and rectum (o/w almost all pts develop carcinoma by 40)
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FAP with fibromatosis and osteomas
Gardner
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non-neoplastic proliferation fo fibroblasts; arises in retroperitoneum (desmoid) and locally destroys tissue
fibromatosis
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benign tumor of bone that usually arises in skull
osteoma
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FAP w/ CNS tumors (medulloblastoma and glial tumors)
Turcot syndrome
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sporadic, hamartomatous (benign) poly that arises in kids < 5yo; usually presents as solitary rectal polyp that prolapses and bleeds
Juvenile polyp
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characterized by multiple juvenile polyps in stomach and colon; large #s inc. risk of carcinoma
juvenile polyposis
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Hamartomatous (benign) ploys throughout GI tract and mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation (freckle-like spots) on lips, oral mucosa, and genital skin; AD
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (AD)
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Peutz-Jeghers increases risk for
colorectal, breast, and gynecologic cancer
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most common pathway for colon cancer
adenoma0carcinoma sequence
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second molecular pathway for colon cancer
microsatellite instability
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repeating sequences of noncoding DNA; integrity of sequence (stability) is maintained during cell division
microsatellites
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microsatellite instability indicates
defective DNA copy mechanisms (e.g. DNA mismatch repair)
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HNPCC is due to inherited mutations in
DNA mismatch repair
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HNPCC increases risk for
colorectal, ovarian and endometrial cancers
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De novo colorectal carcinoma (not from adenomatous polyp) at young age; usually right-sided
HNPCC
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screening for colorectal carcinoma
colonoscopy and fecal occult blood testing; begins at 50
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Older adult with iron-deficiency anemia
colon cancer (right sided)
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colon cancer that grows as napkin-ring lesion; presents with decreased stool caliber, LLQ pain, and blood-streaked stool
Left-sided
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colon cancer that grows as a raised lesion; p/w iron-deficiency anemia (occult bleeding) and vague pain
Right-sided
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Strep bovis endocarditis =
colon cancer
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colon cancer most commonly metastasizes to the
liver
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CEA is a serum tumor marker that is useful for
assessing treatment response and detecting recurrence, not for screening
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most common location for left-seed colon cancer
rectosigmoid colon

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